Jingnan Peng

Boston

Video Producer at The Christian Science Monitor

Video producer @CSMonitor, reporting on disability, culture and politics. Based in the US. Past lives in China and France. Language nerd. [email protected]

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Articles

The Russian dream? Our writer profiles a new kind of North American expat.

3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Gail Chaddock |Jingnan Peng

You’re a Canadian farmer looking for a better life. You’ve decided that moving to another country is the best way to get there. Is Russia your destination? Our Moscow-based writer, also Canadian, went out to the Russian countryside to find out why one family said yes. April 03, 2025, 10:00 a.m. ET For a Canadian farm family, a move to Russia may not seem the obvious choice for a better life.
‘Severance’: Our writer probes a way-out series about work with meaning

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Jingnan Peng

By now you probably either are all in on the Apple TV+ series that feels like “Black Mirror” meets “Office Space,” or have walled it off. On the eve of the Season 2 finale of “Severance,” we had a no-spoilers chat with our senior culture writer about why, for some, the dark show resonates. March 19, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET Work-life balance was never quite like this.
For LGBTQ+ elders, a search for safe housing

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng |Mackenzie Farkus |Riley Robinson

Sitting on a bench next to his friend Roosevelt Adams, 81-year-old Michael Palumbaro says he is filled with gratitude. “I never thought that I would become a senior,” he says. “Because I tested HIV positive in 1987, when people were dying left and right.”Mr. Palumbaro also never imagined that in his 70s, he would become one of the first residents of John C. Anderson Apartments (JCAA). Opened in 2014, the building is America’s first senior affordable housing complex marketed as LGBTQ-friendly.
Low-income Areas Lack Trees, Yet They Often Turn Them Down. Here’s Why. - The Christian Science Monitor

Jun 4, 2024 | everand.com | Jingnan Peng

Many low-income urban areas in the United States have a pressing need for trees. With about half as much tree canopy coverage as their affluent counterparts have, these areas face a host of risks, such as air pollution, poor water quality, and dangerously high heat. But government tree-planting programs meant to close this gap can face resistance from the very communities they intend to help.
Low-income areas lack trees, yet they often turn them down. Here’s why. - CSMonitor.com

Jun 4, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng

Many low-income urban areas in the United States have a pressing need for trees. With about half as much tree canopy coverage as their affluent counterparts have, these areas face a host of risks, such as air pollution, poor water quality, and dangerously high heat. But government tree-planting programs meant to close this gap can face resistance from the very communities they intend to help.
Trust in US elections wavers. Why it’s still higher than you think.

May 23, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Gail Chaddock |Jingnan Peng

Election denialism remains a hot story. That’s more because of a fraud narrative that’s been stoked than because of anything that evidence shows – or that voters (or many politicians) actually believe. A senior Washington reporter probed the disconnect, and then joined our podcast to explain. Ever since Bush v. Gore in 2000, voter trust in U.S. elections has followed a zigzag pattern.
Black history: A pioneering library pays forward its proud legacy

Apr 26, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng

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In Kentucky, the oldest Black independent library is still making history

Apr 26, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng

Natalie Woods remembers the Rev. Thomas Fountain Blue’s cursive handwriting. The first time the librarian held his papers, they changed her life. Ms. Woods never learned about Western Library’s history when she grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. Why We Wrote ThisA story focused onAt the Monitor, we love a good library story. And Western Library in Louisville, Kentucky, has a great one to tell.
In Kentucky, The Oldest Black Independent Library Is Still Making History - The Christian Science Monitor

Apr 26, 2024 | everand.com | Jingnan Peng

Thirty minutes into the library tour, Louisa Sarpee wants to work there. History is so close to her. One block away from her high school, the small library she had never set foot in laid the foundation of African American librarianship. What is more, the library was created by a former principal of her own school. Its archives even house a diploma of her school from the time the word “colored” was still in the school’s name.
What a reporter learned about listening to Trump

Mar 29, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Gail Chaddock |Jingnan Peng

Former President Donald Trump often speaks in impassioned tones, using words that can thrill some supporters while angering detractors who see in them the potential for causing harm. Our senior White House correspondent talks about keeping context and fairness at the fore in her coverage. Donald Trump opened his first presidential campaign with calls for change, laced with searing attacks that have settled into his signature style.